Warmed up about one mile. The first two miles felt too fast - but they always feel that way. The first mile was 5:22, then 5:21 for the second. I didn't get the split at mile 3. I felt the pace slow in the third mile, but was too afraid to break away. I think I waited too long to start my kick. Morale of the story - if it's hurting less in the third mile of a 5K, floor it. You can judge how well you raced by how much pain you were in. Cooled down 5. Ended up with 17:01. I'm content with this result. My goals before starting the race were to not psychologically wimp out, and to beat my Murray 5K 'PR' of 17:47. I accomplished both.
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